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Beyond 529s: How grandparents can help pay for college
Today’s baby boomers hold over half of total U.S. household wealth, while their kids hold a much smaller portion, despite being bigger in population, according to a new study by New York University economists.
How To Pay Off Student Loans in 10 Years (2025 Guide)
Learn how to pay off student loans in 10 years with the Standard Repayment Plan, student loan refinancing, and other strategies. If you owe part of the nation's collective $1.6 trillion federal student debt or are repaying private loans, you may be eager to pay them off in 10 years or less. A 10-year repayment plan is the standard plan [...]
The “write” way to use AI in college essays
Writing a college admissions essay is a little bit like going through a job interview. The prompts sound roughly like this: Tell us about a situation or task you encountered, what you did and what the results were. Situation or task (ST), action (A), result (R). Do a good job, and you’re a STAR!
The ROI of a College Degree Isn’t Always About Money
What’s the return on investment when it comes to college? Most people think about the ROI on a college degree in financial terms, like how much a degree costs versus how much it pays off in salary later. And there’s truth to that. A degree from top engineering schools like MIT or Caltech, or from highly ranked public and private [...]
From 401(k) Loans to Side Hustles: The Extreme Measures Parents Take to Avoid Student Debt
As the cost of college in the U.S. continues to surge, many parents are resorting to drastic financial strategies—including pausing retirement contributions, liquidating investments, and taking second jobs—to spare their children from taking on student debt.
Scholarship Displacement Robs Students Of Much-Needed Financial Aid
When it comes to paying for college, common wisdom says to apply for as much financial aid as you possibly can. This includes scholarships and grants that come from institutions and government agencies, and private scholarships, too. Unfortunately, colleges and universities have policies that can rob students of aid they may have spent weeks or months pursuing on their own. [...]
Parents are sacrificing retirement, taking second jobs, and liquidating investments just to afford college for their kids
With the cost of college soaring, many parents are making major financial sacrifices like delaying retirement, liquidating savings, or taking second jobs to help their children avoid student debt.
Parents are sacrificing retirement, taking second jobs, and liquidating investments just to afford college for their kids
With the cost of college soaring, many parents are making major financial sacrifices like delaying retirement, liquidating savings, or taking second jobs to help their children avoid student debt. More than 60% of parents now go beyond traditional college funding methods, often without a clear savings strategy. Financial advisors suggest this could lead to risky financial decisions. Parents make countless [...]
